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in 2005 ]] This article is about the Harlem theatre. For the theatre in London , England , see Apollo Theatre . The Apollo Theater is one of the most famous clubs for popular music in the United States, and certainly the most famous club associated almost exclusively with African-American performers. Located at 253 W. 125th Street in Harlem , the best-known Black neighborhood in New York City and probably the country, the Apollo grew to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance of the pre- World War II years. In 1934 , it introduced its regular Amateur Night shows. Billing itself as a place "where stars are born and legends are made," the Apollo became famous for launching the careers of artists like Ella Fitzgerald , James Brown , Gladys Knight , Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 , Lauryn Hill , and Sarah Vaughan . The club fell into decline in the 1960s and 1970s , but was revived in 1983 , when it obtained federal, state and city landmark status. It fully reopened in 1985 , and was bought by the State of New York in 1991 . It is now run by a nonprofit organization, the Apollo Theater Foundation Inc., and draws an estimated 1.3 million visitors annually. It is the home of '' It's Showtime At The Apollo '', a nationally syndicated variety show consisting of new talent. EXTERNAL LINKS |